tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post8699521634356380866..comments2019-05-08T05:38:09.618-04:00Comments on Clergy Confidential: The Flanders PhenomenonTim Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913584491460599491noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-82666375310125638412015-10-23T04:57:26.631-04:002015-10-23T04:57:26.631-04:00ones third AS WELL AS final program is actua... ones third AS WELL AS final program is actually to help make use of the grilling basket, supplied as an accessory to help cook small merchandise That will then fall off your own skewers such as vegetables, fish fillets AND small meat pieces. <a rel="nofollow">Port in southeastern Iraq</a>sp calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910338064178519009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-3173875549699715642014-05-28T23:53:05.662-04:002014-05-28T23:53:05.662-04:00I&#39;m so tired of hearing that we have to change...I&#39;m so tired of hearing that we have to change because the next generation has a better BS detector than the ones that came before. Why do you think young people have been leaving the Church since the 1950s? Because we ALL have our BS detectors going at full tilt in our teens and 20s. Many of us come back in our 30s because we have kids that &quot;need to go to church&quot; or life crises. So how about skipping the niceness issue and deal with what will really show the Christian message: Be Christ to one another and to the world. Not be nasty to the bullies; help the homeless. Really help them, not just give money to shelters or hand out blankets. Spend the night at church while hosting men, women, or families. Make a meal and hand it to the hungry. Create a job for someone who doesn&#39;t have one. Make a real difference in the life of someone who so desperately needs it. Then watch the young people, the old people, the Holy Spirit, and even your own kids come streaming to your church.Glyndonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510592304870461686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-89703345293044776052014-05-28T18:05:25.601-04:002014-05-28T18:05:25.601-04:00Often, (if not most all the time) this happens bec...Often, (if not most all the time) this happens because we want to attract people, to evangelize. I think the word evangelize comes from the idea of spreading the gospel. So, right there, nicey-nice won&#39;t cut it. If we put on a false face just in order to attract people to the faith, we are being liars. It&#39;s like posting a fake profile on a dating site. Yes, you&#39;ll get dates, but they won&#39;t stick around if you show them the real you. If we are true believers in Christ&#39;s word, then we shouldn&#39;t be afraid to proclaim that Word. We are not to be judgmental; we are to be loving. Yes, that is true. But, we are to be honest in proclaiming the Word.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09656147607042777871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-90972239651567120412014-05-28T14:30:21.541-04:002014-05-28T14:30:21.541-04:00Yes, my husband and I call it &quot;touchy-feely&q...Yes, my husband and I call it &quot;touchy-feely&quot; syndrome and even have a hand signal for it when we feel it going on. Touchy-feely (or Flanders) syndrome kept me from embracing Christianity for nearly the first 50 years of my life because my BS detector just kept going off. I finally found my place in an Episcopal Church with a great deal of authenticity, even if it means we sometimes see each other warts and all,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-61326818480599758112014-05-28T08:04:39.467-04:002014-05-28T08:04:39.467-04:00Oh I think this is spot on. But then again, we att...Oh I think this is spot on. But then again, we attend a typical Episcopal church where you have more older than younger people. However,we do have a lot of young families. There is a typical Episcopal culture, which tends to be all about how we have always done it. <br />We should shortly be getting a new rector, and I can only hope that this person will be more like what Tim is talking about and less like business as usual. Relling Westfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944441729904474810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-66477050714989934512014-05-27T22:32:35.168-04:002014-05-27T22:32:35.168-04:00You are absolutely right. So long as we don&#39;t...You are absolutely right. So long as we don&#39;t go the opposite way, where church is like when the hipsters move into Springfield, I think you are on the right track. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-50482633003413129522014-05-27T20:00:48.436-04:002014-05-27T20:00:48.436-04:00Right on, Tim! There is no such thing as &quot;che...Right on, Tim! There is no such thing as &quot;cheap grace&quot;. One look at the crucified Christ proves that. We do no one a favor by failing to convict evil when we see it. &quot;Speak the truth with love&quot;.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-20679257912950210632014-05-27T19:53:51.840-04:002014-05-27T19:53:51.840-04:00Love the mental image of skewering sacred cows--sh...Love the mental image of skewering sacred cows--shish kabob, anyone?FrauPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-774496849531066072014-05-27T19:10:42.431-04:002014-05-27T19:10:42.431-04:00I spent some time in a church that was governed by...I spent some time in a church that was governed by millennials and gen xers who were definitely not worshipping at the false idol of nice. I think the table turning gospel story was probably a big favorite. You should speak to everyone the way Jesus speaks to the Pharisees, for their own good, otherwise you&#39;re enabling their bad behavior. In the short time I was there, I observed ugly meltdowns that resulted in people leaving. I think we need to keep sight of middle ground. We need help with how to relate to one another. We&#39;re all complicated beings. Jesus did show compassion and understanding. He was forceful only when necessary.Gale Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197264797362322629noreply@blogger.com